It's your choice whether or not to round the square legs of the tower. There are three provided, 1/16" square X 1 1/4" long. They might be made of basswood, I'm not sure.
To round them, I first knocked off the square sides and then carefully "roll sanded" round on a block.
That sanding block is a Great Planes Easy Touch Hand Sander. A great aluminum block, except you buy the self-adhesive sandpaper in expensive rolls. Peel off a piece and stick it on. The 220 grit shown here doesn't feel like a true 220, it's less abrasive but lasts quite a while.
Here's the before and after, the stick on the left has been rounded.
Before gluing up, I sealed the sticks with two coats of (really old) sanding sealer and sanded between coats.
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